12 Apr, 2024 Out with the new, in with the old – FPO 2024 reverses changes to thresholds for financial promotion exemptions By Daniel Keleghan The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 sets out exemptions from the restriction on communicating...
28 Mar, 2024 Corporate non-financial reporting: what’s next? By Megan Manganaro There is a growing sense that regulatory requirements on businesses is burdensome, especially for small businesses. However, good news is...
19 Mar, 2024 Reflecting on the Legal Business Corporate M&A Summit 2024 By Jenny Robertson Last week Stevens & Bolton sponsored the Legal Business Corporate and M&A Summit 2024 and hosted a panel on developing and implementing a...
18 Mar, 2024 Revised Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is approved By Catherine Sellars The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) received backing from the European Council in a vote on 15 March. The vote...
29 Feb, 2024 CSDDD falls at the final hurdle By Catherine Sellars Angelica Lovell On Wednesday, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) failed to achieve support from a qualified majority at the...
20 Feb, 2024 Companies House fees going up from 1 May 2024 By Catherine Sellars On 19 February, two regulations were passed: the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and the Registrar of...
14 Feb, 2024 A spring clean for Companies House – changes from 4 March 2024 By Megan Manganaro Companies House was established in 1844. It operates on a passive basis, registering new companies and updates to company information...
06 Feb, 2024 Spanner in the works for the CSDDD? By Angelica Lovell Catherine Sellars Nicola Broadhurst The Council of the European Union is set to vote on the final text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on 9...
23 Jan, 2024 Companies House updates - don't get caught on the hop By Lucy Barnes Yesterday brought another update from Companies House indicating that it is aiming to implement various measures under the Economic Crime...
10 Jan, 2024 New year new powers (for Companies House) By Lucy Barnes Whilst the rest of us are still emerging from the post-Christmas fog, Companies House is marching on with its agenda of reform following...
04 Jan, 2024 Provisional deal reached on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Catherine Sellars On 14 December 2023, the European Council issued a press release confirming that the Council and European Parliament had reached a...
28 Nov, 2023 Investment community gives the UK a vote of confidence By Dean Outten Yesterday, the government announced that the UK has secured commitment from the world’s leading investors of nearly £30bn. The...